Ellen Grace Olinger – Journal Notes Blog

cold day

cold day
snow on the seawall
by Lake Michigan

And so my soul
Spills over
Into print again
As the sun spills
Over flowers
And the neighborhood
Sleeps

Endurance is eloquent
And marigolds are
Admirable because
They bloom
So long

Oh, my heart
Is tender
Yet God keeps it
Strong
And so my soul
Spills over
Into print again

Ellen Grace Olinger

Published by Time of Singing poetry Journal, 1991.

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sunrise
small branch growing
from the old tree trunk

reading
about creativity
reflection
of a tree
in the painting

by Ellen Grace Olinger

Wendy Brightbill is a wonderful artist. This poem was inspired by one of her paintings. I discovered her work years ago, from her blog.

early morning
holiday lilies
in sunroom light

sunrise
room on the shelf
for another journal